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IT’S ALL FAKE – AN ILLUSION

It’s All Fake – An Illusion An illusory ‘I’ looks down an illusory microscopeat an illusory world,maintaining the illusion. Constant recognition of the illusion is enlightenment. As long as we are looking at fake news,we will never realise that we … Continue reading

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THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO US

There Are Two Aspects To Us There are two aspects to our being: mind/body and consciousness. The mind/body pecks at the fruit, while consciousness watches in silence. Depending on our disposition, one aspect will dominate our life. Are we full … Continue reading

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FILLING OUR MIND WITH ELABORATIONS

Filling Our Mind With Elaborations Elaborations confuse us, but entertainment us. This is the tender trap that humanity has been in for thousands of years. It’s an entertaining old story, regurgitated. Meditation rids consciousness of clinging to entertainment. Unless we … Continue reading

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WHY WE LOSE FRIENDS ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT

Why We Lose Friends On The Path To Enlightenment Most of us are involved in blame, pride or pleasure, and see no point in changing. A few want to evolve, but rely on beliefs. Even fewer pursue realisation of pure … Continue reading

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CROSSING THE BARRIER

Crossing The Barrier Most ordinary beings aren’t interested in their true reality as they’re bustling around, engaged in one-upmanship. The problem for spiritual adherents/devotees is being given answers, and then bustling around, engaged in one-upmanship. This competitiveness inhibits crossing the … Continue reading

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THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

The Great Disappointment Realisation is disappointing. It’s no big deal. And even though we realise what we are, a great sadness arises as others haven’t yet realised that they are pure consciousness. This is where the real work begins in … Continue reading

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WHAT IS REALISED CANNOT BE UNREALISED

What Is Realised Cannot Be Unrealised Once we realise what we actually are – pure consciousness – then the whole of our history unravels, along with whatever is taking place now. We realise that everything we’ve been told is part … Continue reading

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THE AGE OF DZOGCHEN

The Age Of Dzogchen Dzogchen is the Tibetan word for the direct realisation of what we are; pure consciousness. In the Indian text, the “Mahabharata”, this is the age of the Kali Yuga – the age of conflict – but … Continue reading

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OFFENDER AND OFFENDED

Offender And Offended This is the age of conflict; the Kali Yuga. If there is an offender and an offended, there is conflict. Offender + offended = conflict. If there is an offender but no offended, there is no conflict. … Continue reading

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THE ILLUSION WITHIN THE ILLUSION

The Illusion Within The Illusion The truth within the illusion, within the illusion. Everything that we see is merely temporary phenomena; nothing is permanent, so cannot be said to be everlasting. Things have the illusion of reality – that is … Continue reading

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THE SEED, THE MUD AND THE FRUIT

The Seed, The Mud And The Fruit The mud provides the nutrition for the seed to grow into the seed’s full potential. The seed is consciousness. The mud is confusion. The fruition is the realisation that consciousness is pure. Nothing … Continue reading

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BUYER BEWARE

Buyer Beware Buyer, beware of concepts accepted as true. If we go through life just accepting and copying others’ behaviour, we relinquish responsibility for our true nature. Because of this, we have to take the consequences of whatever we have … Continue reading

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IF LIFE IS SELF-REPLICATING

If Life Is Self-Replicating If life is self-replicating, what is the need for a creator? Was there a start to this self-replicating, or has it being happening forever, in an infinite universe? Life is consciousness, but if consciousness mistakes creation … Continue reading

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RESOLVING OUR MIND

Resolving Our Mind Resolving our mind: lifting the veil. Our mind is past memories to which consciousness clings. Mistakenly, we call these memories “I”, and this I appears in every conversation to reinforce itself. Everything that we think is coloured … Continue reading

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KARMA IS NOT FATE

Karma Is Not Fate Fate: that which has been spoken, making it inevitable that something will happen. Karma: the sum of a person’s previous actions, either beneficial or harmful. Fate suggests that results cannot be changed. Karma suggests that the result can … Continue reading

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INTELLIGENT DESIGN?

Intelligent Design? Intelligent design is a belief that life, the earth and the universe are so complex that they cannot be explained by the scientific theory of evolution, and therefore must have been designed by a supernatural entity; the existence of … Continue reading

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LISTENING TO OTHERS AND LISTENING TO OURSELF

Listening To Others And Listening To Ourself Many people speak about truth, more or less, and we may be fortunate to find someone whose words echo the way we feel. What is important is observing our self at play rather … Continue reading

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COMPLICATED = EASY CONFUSION

Complicated = Easy Confusion Realisation is being aware of awareness. That awareness is consciousness. We are that consciousness which, in essence, is emptiness – uncontaminated clarity. Now for the complicated bit … we doubt.

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REALISATION MAKES THE MOST OUT OF LIFE

Realisation Makes The Most Out Of Life Realisation is resolving the truth about our reality, and whatever illusion obscures this. Even though we may never attain enlightenment, we can still lead a happy and fulfilling life by knowing both unshakeable … Continue reading

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GROWING IN CONFIDENCE

Growing In Confidence As we realise certain truths about our being, doors close on others’ ‘certainties’, and new doors open. We learn sequentially at an individual level. We do not learn en masse; we can hear en masse, but that … Continue reading

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NOAH, THE FLOOD, TWO OF EACH ANIMAL … REALLY?

Noah, The Flood, Two Of Each Animal … Really? If you are a believer, do not read on. 😀 When realisation occurs on the nature of reality, a flood washes away negative fixations, and all we are left with are … Continue reading

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REALISING YOU HAVE CHANGED

Realising You Have Changed Even if we are not ‘enlightened’, knowing we’re not stuck in an old behaviour pattern is exhilarating and inspiring. Raw dharma (the practicality of discovering what we actually are) works when we put it to the … Continue reading

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OUR PATH TO PERFECT HAPPINESS

Our Path To Perfect Happiness Our path to perfect happiness does not rely either on others or on conditions. Our path to happiness – and ultimately, enlightenment – is aloneness = oneness = non-duality. Inspiration is everywhere and in abundance … Continue reading

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A MOMENT OF REALISATION

A Moment Of Realisation A moment of realisation: When being awake and dreaming are without difference. When happiness and suffering are without difference. When appearances and emptiness are without difference. How do we recognise this moment of realisation? We see … Continue reading

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WHERE ARE WE AT?

Where Are We At? ‘Direct recognition’ describes the moment when something is presented to us and we ‘get it’. Certain texts are like that – from personal experience,“The Lamp That Dispels Darkness” comes to mind. Because of direct recognition, practitioners … Continue reading

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THE ONE PURPOSE OF LIFE

The One Purpose Of Life The one purpose of life is to realise the undeniable one truth; to be able to know, there has to be consciousness present, and that consciousness is pure in essence. That is our primary reality. … Continue reading

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SOMEONE’S TURNED THE CRAZY KNOB UP?

Someone’s Turned The Crazy Knob Up? Er … no. The world has always been this way. We just suddenly noticed. It’s like meditation; our thoughts and emotions seem to get worse. They haven’t. We’ve just become more aware of them. … Continue reading

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MEDITATING, AND NOTHING HAPPENS?

Meditating, And Nothing Happens? Aware that nothing happens in meditation, we have arrived at our true being, pure awareness. The truth is this simple, and that is precisely why we miss it. Occurrence that appear in the mind are merely … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION

The Problem With Realisation The problem with realising our true nature is realising that others do not. Realisation is being open to everything rather than being closed minded and selective. Realisation is no longer a problem because there is nothing … Continue reading

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THE MORE WE REALISE, THE LESS OTHERS CAN RELATE

The More We Realise, The Less Others Can Relate We live through a glass darkly, relating only to the scribbles obscuring its clarity, and attracted to those whose scribbles mirror our own. The clearer the glass, the less others can … Continue reading

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THERE IS NO SECRET ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE

There Is No Secret Esoteric Knowledge Esoteric teaching is actual, ultimate experiencein realising what we already know. All we have to do is look and see,and let that acknowledgement drop awayto come to rest in non-duality. Reading or listening to … Continue reading

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WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE EFFULGENT

We’re Supposed To Be Effulgent Effulgent: shining brightly, radiant, emanating joy or goodness.  The opposite of effulgence is darkness, or lowliness. Spiritual enlightenment is the Great Transformation.When we see we are in darkness or lowliness, that seeing is the presence of effulgence – pure consciousness. It … Continue reading

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CONSCIOUSNESS BRINGS SUFFERING

Consciousness Brings Suffering Consciousness brings suffering. Realising the nature of consciousness brings happiness. We will never find happiness until we realise we are suffering. Pure consciousness is at peace with everything, as everything is in a state of impermanence. Pure … Continue reading

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THE PROBLEM WITH REALISATION

The Problem With Realisation The problem – or complication – with realising the nature of mind (pure consciousness) and that which obscures this is finding the right words for a specific occasion. We can, of course, generalise, but that isn’t … Continue reading

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ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

Advice for Beginners Advice for beginners and advanced alike. Realisation can only come about when we truly value instruction. Advice for Beginners by Künkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché  All activities within saṃsāra are pointless and hollow— Unreliable and fleeting, like lightning’s streaking … Continue reading

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REALISING GOD THROUGH BUDDHISM

Realising God Through Buddhism 🙂 There is nothing as satisfying as finding out something personally. It’s called realisation – and it’s liberating. Buddhists do not believe in God the creator. Christians do believe in God the creator. But is there … Continue reading

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THERE IS NOTHING TO TEACH

There Is Nothing To Teach There is nothing to teach. There is only the statement, “We are what we seek. We are pure being.” All we have to do is realise why we ignore this. Being taught doesn’t mean we … Continue reading

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QUESTIONS THE BUDDHA WOULD NOT ANSWER

Questions The Buddha Would Not Answer There were questions the Buddha would not answer. He remained silent because any reply would only be misunderstood. It is we who have to realise the answer, and the non-answer. In the moment beyond … Continue reading

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REALISATION AND FEELING

Realisation and Feeling Realisation and feeling may not always be in balance: we may sense something, but it doesn’t feel right. We might be too sensitive or too stimulated, or past trauma comes to the surface, bringing up subtle feelings. … Continue reading

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‘CONSPIRACY’ MEANS ‘SECRET PLAN’

‘Conspiracy’ Means ‘Secret Plan’ What do you think esoteric knowledge is? It is knowledge intended for the few; knowledge for the many is exoteric. Some secrets are there to protect us from misusing knowledge, while other secrets are kept with … Continue reading

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WE ONLY KNOW WHAT WE EXPERIENCE

We Only Know What We Experience We start with a belief:our problem lies in holding on to that belief and ignoring experience.We need to test beliefs in order to verify them. We only know what we experience. Anything else is … Continue reading

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ARE WE IN SPECULATIVE OR CONTEMPLATIVE MODE?

Are We In Speculative Or Contemplative Mode? Speculation: the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.Contemplation: looking deep within for a long time. Modern societies are more speculative than contemplative. One is full of excitement, while the other rests in quietude.One searches outside, while the other, … Continue reading

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REALISATION ISN’T BELIEF, TRUST OR CONFIDENCE

Realisation Isn’t Belief, Trust Or Confidence Belief / trust / confidence is a trick played by the ego-devil turning consciousness away from actual now experience. Clinging to belief or trust or confidencesubtly brings us down into reifying experience.The ‘devil’ is merely ego claiming … Continue reading

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IF WE BELIEVE IN WORDS, WE BECOME SPELLBOUND

If We Believe In Words, We Become Spellbound Belief in words is never the truth.It is the experience of the words that brings forth realisation. Put simply:Shut up and ……. !🙂

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LIFE IS BOTH TOTALLY INSPIRING AND TOTALLY CHALLENGING

Life Is Both Totally Inspiring And Totally Challenging Many have looked to the European intelligentsia of the 60s and 70s, and found what they said to be incomplete. This is why some of us turned to the east, and discovered … Continue reading

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DON’T BELIEVE A WORD

Don’t Believe A Word Words are not experience. No experience, no realisation. Although we may agree with words, they are not personal experience. Realisation is experience beyond the words.

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WE LIVE IN CONTRADICTIONS

We Live In Contradictions Contradictions: ideas that oppose one another. We live in two realities at the same time. That is the contradiction, as they are one and the same thing. The two realities are ultimate and relative. The mirror … Continue reading

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NOTICING OUR DREAM STATE

Noticing Our Dream State When we are lost in thought, we are in a dream state. As ordinary beings, we don’t notice this as it’s our normality. We function in this state most of the day, as we are usually … Continue reading

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THE TRICK OF ‘BEING HAD’

The Trick Of ‘Being Had’ Entrapment: to fight, find fault or complain is to be captured by illusions in the mind, making them seem real. Ignorant of true consciousness, we spend our life trying to put chaos right – thereby … Continue reading

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THE ULTIMATE PRACTICE AND REALISATION OF DHARMA IS KARMA!

The Ultimate Practice And Realisation Of Dharma Is Karma! Why is it difficult to communicate? Communication is the real practice. Communication is not just talking. Communication is a karmic experience and realisation. Karma is the product of our personal past, … Continue reading

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